Madras Talkies is an Indian entertainment company, which was established by director Mani Ratnam and his brother G. Srinivasan as partners in 1995. Madras Talkies has actively involved in production of films and television serials, which are distributed all over the world. The company has produced fifteen feature films and six television serials.
Prior to Madras Talkies, Ratnam previously served as a film producer on several projects with Aalayam Productions, alongside S. Sriram. Through his own directorial venture, Iruvar (1997), Madras Talkies made its debut as Ratnam's official production studio.
Following the break up of a passport official and his wife, their respective brothers become enemies. The pair are later forced to reconcile to save their niece, who gets kidnapped by an MLA, who wants to avenge the passport official.
Karthik and Shakthi fall in love against the wishes of their parents in suburban Chennai. Following their secret marriage, the pair experience the tensions of married life and the maturing of their love.
An unhappy groom and bride draw up plans to stop their wedding, but they fizzle out. Just when they begin to fall in love, a real fight stops the wedding. The pair subsequently rekindle in Chennai.
A child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage, who is adopted by Indian parents, demands to return to North Sri Lanka to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War.
Four college friends investigate the whereabouts of another friend, who was forced into a marriage by his father. After discovering that he fled from his new wife, they decide to try to find him in London.
Aditya and Suhani fall in love against the wishes of their parents in suburban Mumbai. Following their secret marriage, the pair experience the tensions of married life and the maturing of their love.
A goon – who dreams of making it big in life, a student leader – who strives to keep politicians away from college election and a youngster – who wants to settle abroad, have their lives change after an incident on a bridge.
An ambitious man leaves his small village behind to pursue his dream of opening his own business. He gradually grows into India's largest business magnate and is faced with questions concerning the integrity of his success.
A bandit leader kidnaps the wife of the policeman who killed his sister. The kidnapped woman later begins to develop feelings for her kidnapper, blurring the line of who is good and who is evil.
A wayward youth believes that bad will triumph over good. He implicates his classmate, who is good hearted and god fearing, into a case of adultery and murder after several years. The pair consequently influence the life of a young fisherman.
Aditya and Tara opt to briefly have a live-in relationship, before they go their separate ways for their respective careers. The pair's reflection on the idea of marriage gets gradually influenced by the intimacy of their elderly landlords.
Aditya and Tara opt to briefly have a live-in relationship, before they go their separate ways for their respective careers. The pair's reflection on the idea of marriage gets gradually influenced by the intimacy of their elderly landlords.
Based on the epic 5 part novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, the crown prince of the powerful Chola Empire battles enemy kingdoms with the aid of his shrewd siblings while regional chieftains and disgruntled members of royalty conspire to usurp the throne by overthrowing the ailing emperor, whose past secrets are about to change the realm's present and future.
The conclusion to the saga as foes turn friends and allies become adversaries in 10th century South India. In the aftermath of wars, political gamesmanship and covert regal intrigue, one man will rise above all to become a legend among kings, flying the flag of his forefathers to lands beyond and establishing a legacy that will stand the test of time.
